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City of Dallas selects Ford Pro to advance EV charging infrastructure

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The City of Dallas—America’s fourth-largest metro area—selected Ford’s commercial division, Ford Pro, to help move the City’s climate goals forward, aiming to improve air quality through electrifying the City’s vehicle fleet by 2040.

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Ford Blue Cruise users hit 10 million mile mark

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Ford CEO Jim Farley recently announced that the company’s Blue Cruise driver-assist system had exceeded a notable milestone. Interestingly enough, Farley also noted that recent data has shown that Ford customers are driving hands free the most between the Dallas-Houston, Salt Lake City-Las Vegas, and Cape Canaveral-Ft.

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Frito-Lay debuts pilot for upcoming electric fleet in Carrollton, TX

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Frito-Lay announced a new electric fleet that will serve the Dallas Fort Worth area, specifically Carrollton. The first pilot Ford eTransit truck has arrived just in time for Earth Day, with 40 arriving later this summer. The trucks will deliver locally and reduce Frito-Lay’s annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

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Ford and Newlab announce startups to pilot new EV tech in mobility innovation program

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Ford Motor Company and Newlab announced the five startups that will participate in the inaugural cohort of the Mobility Studio—a new program focused on supporting the advancement of technologies, product collaborations and business models that drive a cleaner transportation future.

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Ford adds BlueCruise to 50,000 cars for hands-free driving

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Ford said this morning that it has pushed its BlueCruise hands-free highway driving capability to an additional 50,000 F-150 and Mustang Mach-E vehicles. Ford’s BlueCruise is one of the many semi-autonomous driving functionalities available on the market today, joining Tesla Autopilot, GM’s SuperCruise, among many others.

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Ford unveils 2015 Expedition full-size utility; 3.5L V6 EcoBoost displaces 5.4L V8

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Ford unveiled the 2015 Expedition—Ford’s largest utility vehicle—in Dallas ahead of the 2014 DFW Auto Show. Texas is Ford’s largest market by sales volume, and home to the top two cities for Expedition sales: Dallas and Houston. The 2015 Ford Expedition will feature the 3.5-liter,

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Tesla Model 3 fleet chosen as new law enforcement vehicle in Texas county

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A fleet of Tesla Model 3s will now be the patrol vehicles for Dallas County, Texas, law enforcement officers. The Dallas County Commissioners Court approved the purchase of three Model 3 all-electric sedans yesterday. Additionally, the Ford Mustang Mach-E has been chosen for several police departments in the United States and Europe.

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